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Does spatial coupling prohibit resonances due to an external source field?
The harmonic oscillator coupled to a sinodial external source
$$\tfrac{\partial^2 x(t)}{\partial t^2}+\omega_0^2 x(t)=F_0\sin(\omega_\text{ext}\ t),$$
has the solution
$$x(t)=x(0)\cos(\omega_0 t)+C ...
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Noether's identities
I have some questions about the Noether's second theorem (generally not covered by field theory books):
What is the most general Noether identity for (classical) field theories?
Why are Noether ...
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Higher order covariant Lagrangian
I'm in search of examples of Lagrangian, which are at least second order in the derivatives and are covariant, preferable for field theories. Up to now I could only find first-order (such at ...
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Double- well potential and Mexican potential
Is double well potential related to Maxican hat potential?
I have found on Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell
by A. Zee
He wrote the double well potential as : $V (φ) = (λ/4)(φ^ 2 − v^2)^2$.
Can ...
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Could this model have soliton solutions?
$\mathcal{L}=i\bar{\Psi}\gamma^\mu\partial_\mu\Psi-m\bar{\Psi}\Psi+\frac{1}{2}g(\bar{\Psi}\Psi)^2$
Field equation $(i\gamma^\mu\partial_\mu-m+g\bar{\Psi}\Psi)\Psi=0$
Could this model have soliton ...
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Auxiliary fields in supersymmetry
I know that auxiliary fields can be used to close the supersymmetry algebra in case the bosonic and fermionic on-shell degrees of freedom do not match. Could somebody please elaborate on this concept ...
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Gaussian Integrals : Functional determinant expressed as a trace
Be $A_{ij}$ a symmetric matrix. Then I can easily write
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\int \exp\left(-\frac{1}{2}\sum_{i,j}x_i A_{ij} x_j+\sum_{i} B_i x_i\right)\; d^nx=
\sqrt{(2\pi)^n}\exp\left\{-\frac{1}{2}\mathrm{Tr}\log ...
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Are there known turbulent nonlinear equations where the cascade is a thermal gradient?
In a recent answer (here: The equipartition theorem in momentum space ), I suggested that if you have an appropriate first order equation (in the answer I used a second order equation, but it is more ...
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The consistency conditions of constrained Hamiltonian systems
I am studying the Hamiltonian description of a constrained system. There are some questions puzzled me for days, which I have been stuck on it. From the lagrangian, we can obtain the primary ...
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Asymptotic limit of the two kink solution of the sine-gordon equation
I am reading a paper on the sine-gordon model. The solution for a two kink solution is given as:
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Is Inflation modelled by a field?
If Inflation is modelled by a field - is this a classical field or a quantum field? If classical are there good reasons not to quantise it? What are the implications of such a quantisation?
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Is a solution to the Klein-Gordon equation homeomorphic (or even diffeomorphic) to a solution of an equation with a different covariance group?
Consider some solution $\psi(x,t)$ to the linear Klein-Gordon equation: $-\partial^2_t \psi + \nabla^2 \psi = m^2 \psi$. Up to homeomorphism, can $\psi$ serve as a solution to some other equation ...
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A fundamental equation for solitary wave and dimension analysis
According to the scalar Field theory we write Lagrangian as $$\mathcal{L}=\frac{1}{2}\partial^\mu \phi \partial_\mu \phi -\frac{m^2}{2}\phi^2 -\frac{\lambda}{4!}\phi^4 \tag {1}$$
What I want to do is ...
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relevant 4-dimensional theory with interacting vector field
A simple langragian that gives the simplest interaction is $\mathcal{L}=(\partial\phi)^2+(m\phi)^2$ where $m$ is some constant. Does anyone know of theory in four dimensions which is physically ...
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Limit of the scalar field, and potential for a soliton ( finite energy, non dissipative) solution
I want to prove that the the scalar field of the yang-mills lagrangian tends to some constant value which is a function of theta at infinity and that this value is a zero of the potential, when we ...
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Counting the modes of the vector potential in a coulomb gauge
With a view to quantising the EM field, consider a classical free field in the absence of charge and currents, we can take a coulomb gauge, $\phi=0, \partial_kA_k=0$. The physical fields in terms of ...
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Derrick’s theorem(2)
Related post : Derrick’s theorem
Consider a theory in D spatial dimensions involving one or more scalar fields $\phi_a$, with a Lagrangian density of the form $$L= \frac{1}{2} G_{ab}(\phi) ...
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Domain wall and kink solutions from solitions equations
A general solition equation can be obtaion from scalar field theory $$\varphi(x) = v\tanh\Bigl(\tfrac{1}{2}m(x - x_0)\Bigr),\tag{92.6}$$
where $x_0$ is a constant of integration when we drived this ...
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What is the difference between Mean Field Theory and Effective Medium Theory?
I understand that Effective Medium Theory (EMT) is a kind of Mean Field Theory (MFT), but I am unclear about the distinction.
What are the defining characteristics of a Mean Field Theory?
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What is the potential of the field?
In field theory, the key word is the Lagrangian $L(\phi(x^{\mu}), \frac{\partial \phi (x^{\mu}) }{\partial x^\mu}) $.
The equations of motion can be written as $\frac{\partial L}{\partial \phi} - ...
